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Lazerette filling with water RWSlater at 10:08am 12.12.12 Big Boats 6/1795 I have a 96 passage 42 and the transom lazerette is leaking in sea water when I'm underway. I suspec
New 9.9hp high thrust Yamaha Matros at 9:04am 12.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/4881 Hey Everyone, I'm thinking of purchasing a brand new outboard (Yamaha 9.9 high thrust 25") and woul
Tripp Design FourPoints at 8:54am 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1429 Does anyone know anyone at Tripp Design in Norwalk, CT (designers of the Bermuda 40, the Block Islan
Plastic Classic Question Squidd at 6:58am 12.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2185 This is for a different forum, but some of you guys might go there and perhaps be able to help me...
Old O23 Centerboard Pivot ruidh at 5:26am 12.12.12 Day Sailers 18/3914 I'm trying to remove the centrists on my '71 O23. This is an iron keel with a pivot pin that goes al
Sydney International Boatshow Ken13559 at 8:35pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 Any Aussies on this forum? If yes, could you tell me if the Sydney International Boatshow (Aug 2013)
Sacrificial zincs?? dutchy at 5:24pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 8/2379 Does the Yanmar 3GMF (fresh water cooled) have any zincs in the engine block? It is my understandin
repair help please rstone at 4:30pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 25/7246 hey everybody, i'm totally new to sailing. as in never been. but sunday i bought a 1969 morgan 22 in
Videos from Desolation Sound ... eliems at 4:29pm 12.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2236 Just started loading some of the clips from our trip last year on to YouTube. Desolation Sound is a
New Membership Cards (2) thubbard84 at 4:20pm 12.11.12 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/6537 Hi All, Attached is samples of the new HAPS "business cards." We will hand 5-10 of them to everyone
Southern Boating Roger Long at 3:02pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 19/5760 The gift of humor that keeps on giving: http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/images/SBO/SouthernBoating.
Should I insulate my headliner space? (8) gnashty at 3:00pm 12.11.12 Big Boats 4/7606 My wife and I just bought our 1987 Hunter 40, which we're living aboard, and we are battling the ele
Things That Go Squish in the Night (1) Roger Long at 2:48pm 12.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1851
Barrier coat recommendation Isla-Mae at 12:04pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2066 I am restoring a 1977 O'Day 25. How important it it that I have a barrier coat put on the bottom?
Speed sensor through hull fitting on O'Day 25 Isla-Mae at 12:01pm 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1840 I am restoring a '77 O 'Day 25 and come to a speed sensor fitting just aft of the keel. The gauge is
sigh, Selling my boat... What made you buy yours?? KandD at 11:29am 12.11.12 Big Boats 5/2029 :cry: USN has decided my wife has spent enough time on the east coast and we are going west... we'l*
Engine to Engine rivettw at 10:23am 12.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1412 Hello guys, Currently looking at the feasability of swapping out my old 2QM20 (in 79' 37ft Hunter cu
Modify Bulkhead between Nav station and Main Salon maisso at 9:14am 12.11.12 S2 2/1547 I have a 1983 9.2A and am considering some improvements. One of which would be to 'cut' the separati
O'Day 19 "Weekender" Battery Box yeahmag at 9:12am 12.11.12 Day Sailers 8/3422 My 19 is really coming along... The previous owner had the battery just sitting in the starboard hat
Sailmaker in South eastern Ma. peterbud at 7:07am 12.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1867 I need to have some work done on my genoa and get my sails cleaned. Does anyone have any reconmendat

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Hunter 240 Running Rigging Dave Groshong at 1:37pm 03.28.23 We offer them here, yes the manual is generally accurate: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/rr.php?m
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dmax at 11:59am 03.28.23 Common floor wax stripper removes it - I've done it, it's not that bad. Overall, much less work than
I am Knot going aloft today (1) h2o_snow at 11:50am 03.28.23
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast FastOlson at 11:43am 03.28.23 I have done deliveries up n down the Washington coast for several decades. Most skippers want to get
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Terry Cox at 11:19am 03.28.23 There is a suitable marina in Gray's Harbor, about 9 hours from Astoria. Consider Willapa Bay as a
Pipe threads sesmith at 10:28am 03.28.23 When it comes to pipe thread fittings I've always found that teflon tape usually works great on new
Pipe threads (1) JoeWhite at 10:24am 03.28.23 214099 Assuming your threads match, I wrap 8 turns of pipe tape then wipe the above paste on both su
Pipe threads NYSail at 10:20am 03.28.23 Yes... fittings are the same. Not over tightened. Saw a video where the guy uses Teflon tape putting
Water Tank Material WasabiRush at 10:02am 03.28.23 I'm asking because my vent hose nipple is cracked and leaks. As I've been researching solutions, I'v
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? nramsey at 9:50am 03.28.23 There are two aspects of fit to consider. On is the depth of the anchor locker and the second is wh
Bow roller replacement Beneteau First 325 Hollyberry at 9:31am 03.28.23 Don't you just hate it when someone asks a question and then never responds to answers or suggestion
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 9:18am 03.28.23 Thanks -- very clear! I see you put both MPPT controllers under the port settee -- I read that cont
MPPT controller location dhandzy at 9:10am 03.28.23
Pipe threads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:09am 03.28.23 Good point! Also...be careful NOT to OVER-tighten fittings in an attempt to prevent or stop a leak
Is rigging tape evil? kappykaplan at 9:05am 03.28.23 The tape is often open at the top and bottom so air can flow freely. :plus:
Is rigging tape evil? dlochner at 9:02am 03.28.23 Interesting question. It depends on how and where it is applied. The most common use is to wrap turn
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Scott T-Bird at 8:58am 03.28.23 Stu really put together a good read for his trip! I think I'll read it again! :cool:
Pipe threads dlochner at 8:51am 03.28.23 Are the threads compatible, meaning are both straight or tapered? If the threads are mismatched, it
Pipe threads Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:48am 03.28.23 I'd use Teflon tape, just a lot more than you previously used. --Peggie
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? Tin Kicker at 8:41am 03.28.23 Time to dump our CQR in favor of a new anchor. Am considering a Vulcan or a Mantus M2, anyone have

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